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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Nevada rates for HCPCS 49324

Keyhole (laparoscopic) surgery to place a catheter into the peritoneal cavity — the space inside the abdomen — with the tube tunneled under the skin. This service is for placing a new catheter; revising an existing one is a separate service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter cost?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$331 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,311 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $15,849Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $282 to $525
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nevada· 42nd of 51

$407

WY $1,202UT $288

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.